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3rd London Chess Classic (Games and Results)

London Chess Classic 2011

Vladimir Kramnik against Luke McShane which could have gone either way proved decisive for Kramnik's win in the 3rd London Chess Classic. Photo ©

Vladimir Kramnik against Luke McShane which could have gone either way proved decisive for Kramnik's win in the 3rd London Chess Classic. Photo © | http://www.rmhphoto.eu

The 3rd London Chess Classic took place 3rd-12th December 2011. Vladimir Kramnik took clear first beating all the English players and drawing the remaining games. Hikaru Nakamura overtook Magnus Carlsen to take second place by beating Michael Adams in the final round. Luke McShane was in the chase for first in a difficult game against Vladimir Kramnik that went wrong in time trouble. All four gained rating points, everyone else lost them.

Kramnik takes clear first in 3rd London Chess Classic (9)

Vladimir Kramnik drew comfortably in his final round game against Levon Aronian to take clear first place in the 3rd London Chess Classic. Kramnik beat the four English players and drew with the rest. Magnus Carlsen could have caught his points total but he was held to a draw by Nigel Short. Luke McShane was drained from the effort of the day before and took a quick draw against Viswanathan Anand who said he would almost immediately be starting to prepare for his match in May against Gelfand. He called his recent results a "disaster" for which he had no explanation. Hikaru Nakamura took a lot of risks using the King's Gambit against Michael Adams but after the latter missed a win in time trouble Nakamura brought home the full point to finish second.

3rd London Chess Classic 2011 (9)

Vladimir Kramnik won the 3rd London Chess Classic. Photo © Ray Morris-Hill .

Vladimir Kramnik won the 3rd London Chess Classic. Photo © Ray Morris-Hill . | http://www.rmhphoto.eu

3rd London Chess Classic (London ENG)
Sat 3rd Dec 2011 - Mon 12th Dec 2011 - Official Site - Live

London Chess Classic (9 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)) - Games in PGN: Classic Games

FIDE Open (231 players 9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: FIDE Open Games

Women's Invitational (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Women Games

London Chess Classic (9 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)) - Games in PGN: Classic Games

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London Chess Classic London ENG Sat 3rd Dec 2011 - Mon 12th Dec 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Kramnik, VladimirgRUS2800*½½1½½111162934
2Nakamura, HikarugUSA2758½*0½11½11152887
3Carlsen, MagnusgNOR2826½1*½½½½11142879
4McShane, Luke JgENG26710½½*½½111132852
5Anand, ViswanathangIND2811½0½½*½1½½92740
6Aronian, LevongARM2802½0½½½*1½½92741
7Short, Nigel DgENG26980½½000*½162613
8Howell, David W LgENG26330000½½½*½42569
9Adams, MichaelgENG27340000½½0½*32498
9 players

FIDE Open (231 players 9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: FIDE Open Games

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FIDE Open London ENG Sat 3rd Dec 2011 - Mon 12th Dec 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Gupta, AbhijeetGMIND26401111½1½118.02785
2Grover, SahajIMIND25151111½01117.52651
3Jones, Gawain C BGMENG26351111½½1017.02632
4Hillarp Persson, TigerGMSWE25301½11½1½½17.02530
5Das, ArghyadipIMIND247011101½1½17.02535
6Summerscale, Aaron PGMENG242211½½½½1117.02434
7D`Costa, Lorin A RIMENG24091111=01½17.02601
8Cornette, MatthieuGMFRA25481110101½16.52476
9Wells, Peter KGMENG249211½111½½06.52543
10Smith, AxelIMSWE24800111110½16.52412
11Hunt, Adam CIMENG245811½11½½016.52475
12Pert, Richard GIMENG24551110½1½1½6.52477
13Arkell, Keith CGMENG2418½1½1½11106.52429
14Houska, JovankaIMENG24151111½1½½06.52573
15Slavin, AlexeiIMRUS2400111=½101½6.52529
16Bates, Richard AIMENG2386110½011116.52365
17Mikkelsen, NikolajIMDEN23811½10½11½16.52379
18Weber, TomFMLUX235511½101½½16.52486
19Stoma, PawelPOL2316½011½1½116.52294
20Tikkanen, HansGMSWE2586101101½1½6.02389
21Pert, NicholasGMENG256311½1½½½½½6.02452
22Hebden, Mark LGMENG25151110101016.02395
23Roy Chowdhury, SaptarshiIMIND241111101½½½½6.02383
24Thorfinnsson, BjornIMISL24021110111006.02460
25Rendle, Thomas EIMENG2389101111½½06.02410
26Buckley, Graeme NIMENG23831½11=½0½16.02395
27Ferguson, MarkIMENG23741½11½½=106.02451
28Getz, NicolaiIMNOR236911011½0½16.02420
29Crouch, Colin SIMENG236611011½01½6.02424
30Gislason, GudmundurISL2318110110½1½6.02393
31Alfred, Nathan S WFMENG22941½1100½116.02302
32Coleman, David JCMENG2244½0101111½6.02170
33Smith, Andrew PhilipFMIRL2167=110111½06.02404
34Tozer, Philip A AENG21591010011116.02199
35Berg, EmanuelGMSWE2566111½½0½105.52405
36Cox, John JIMENG2423½½1101½105.52260
37Ansell, Simon TIMENG23891½10011015.52234
38Richardson, John RFMENG23311½1011½0½5.52314
39Berry, NeilFMSCO23121½10½110½5.52277
40Radovanovic, JovicaFMENG23091101100½15.52306
41Afek, YochananIMISR2301110½011015.52218
42Croad, NicolasFMNZL229211½1010105.52364
43Rudd, JackIMENG2290100½111105.52173
44Lemeaux, DavidFRA227911010101½5.52269
45Eckersley-Waites, TomENG22761100=1½½15.52213
46Prosviriakov, VladimirIMUSA22741½½1½0½1½5.52202
47Martyn, RafeFMENG224911½01½½105.52340
48Sreeves, ClementSCO2247½½½1011015.52158
49Stone, Andrew MENG22341½½1½01½½5.52236
50Arvola, BenjaminNOR22321011½0½1½5.52261
51Wallace, PaulIRL222910½½½½1½15.52157
52Anderton, Matthew NENG2227½½½½½11015.52115
53Britton, Richard LFMENG2219110½1½½015.52290
54White, Michael J RFMENG2214101101½105.52292
55Thingstad, EvenNOR22131011010½15.52236
56Surendran, N.IND220710½1101015.52210
57Mohammad AshrafIND21881011010½15.52136
58Spivack, Simon S YENG217510½111½0½5.52259
59Karthikeyan, MuraliIND21541½101½1½05.52336
60Nandhidhaa, PVIND21391½01100115.52202
61Zymberi, AstritALB21381½0101½1½5.52263
62Pedersen, CarstenDEN2133100½½11½15.52128
63McKenna, Jason PENG2110101½0½1½15.52161
64Burke, John SENG206910100½1115.52052
65Jones, Steven AENG187801100½1115.52184
66Gagare, ShardulFMIND227511010½½105.02210
67Farrand, TomENG22650½1½110015.02097
68Osborne, Marcus EENG22461½1011½0-5.02280
69Perez, FlavioFRA2245110½10½105.02210
70Rendboe, JohnFMDEN2242½½101½1½05.02163
71Eames, Robert SFMENG22411101100015.02225
72Player, Edmund CENG21991½10101=-5.02244
73Ethelontis, Alexandros NENG21861011001105.02134
74Farrell, NeilSCO218101101½10½5.02071
75Blazquez, DenisFRA21781010½101½5.02153
76Williamson,RogerENG2157110½½01½½5.02273
77Quinn, John MENG215110½0½1½½15.02005
78Jaunooby, Ali RENG21441100100115.02168
79Tavoularis, NicholasGRE21431½½½½½½015.02276
80Murray, DavidIRL2133011½=01105.02157
81Torner Planell, Josep RamoESP21231½0½1½½015.02129
82Kelmendi, BajrushENG2098 *10101½0½15.02080
83Hansen, Pal AndreasNOR20560½1011½½½5.02099
84Warman, Simon MENG205601011½0½15.02103
85Wallis, Ian JENG200301½01011½5.02105
86Shweta, GoleIND199901011½0½15.02141
87Calder, DennisGER1953010101½1½5.02040
88Reppen, EllisivNOR19490½½½011½15.02104
89Fields, Francis EENG18970011100115.02081
90Forsa, EliseNOR17280101010+15.02025
91Chevelevitch, Evgueni, Dr.IMGER2435111½½½---4.52534
92Hassan, AbdullahIMUAE2398101½1100-4.52186
93Webb, Laurence EFMENG228311½½0½1004.52262
94Ledger, Dave JFMENG2228101101½004.52211
95Gant, Chris JFMENG2194½1½½½½10-4.52018
96O`Toole, George EENG218910011½10-4.52125
97Josse, MarkENG21621010½=1½04.52063
98Holzhauer, BjoernGER2131101100½104.52167
99Mareckova, MartinaCZE2123½½½101½½04.52056
100Guiot, JeromeFRA21001½½0½10½½4.52084
101Whitehead, David JENG2079½01½½10½½4.51875
102Bass, John WENG20711½0½½½½014.51924
103Nelson, OmowaleJAM2070½1010½=104.52028
104Schwartz, JuliusSCO20651010½01014.51940
105Eriksen, MagnusNOR20631010½10104.52002
106Mikalsen, ErlendNOR2063010110½104.52020
107Varnam, Liam DENG205901011½0104.52090
108Gopakumar, SiddharthIND2046 *0101½½½104.52059
109Kristinsson, Bjarni JensISL204501100½1014.52028
110Shepley, Julien MENG204301½1001014.52078
111Seymour, Timothy PENG20331100½01104.52239
112Hoegener, ClaudeLUX20280101½½0½14.52094
113Compton, AlistairNZL2024½½01110½04.52212
114Frank-Nielsen, MarieWFMDEN20150½10½½½1½4.51927
115Gschwendtner, StanislavCZE20110½1½1½0104.52120
116Flynn, DavidENG197800101½1014.51955
117Iyengar, IlyaENG19740101½01014.52004
118Millward, Kevin PENG1971010½101014.51931
119Boger, RaymondNOR195901½½½00114.52023
120Valantinas, RokasLTU1952 *011001½0+4.51985
121Calvert, D IanENG19470½10½1½½½4.52020
122Fransson, AngelinaSWE1940½101001104.52148
123Andreev, PeterENG19141½½½00½1½4.52124
124Chopra, AryanIND183601½½½½10½4.52102
125Carlile, OrisonIRL1804 *½½01½10104.52151
126Amier, Hamzah B. Mohd ZuhrCMMAS17451000011½14.51967
127Gavriel, Tryfon CCMENG2156100=11½004.02021
128Yeo, Michael JENG215210½01100½4.01984
129Duncan, Patrick C MENG2125101001½0½4.01967
130Wheldon, PhilipENG212501101010-4.01872
131Millward, RichardENG2099 *0001001114.01544
132Skutta, Bernd, Dr.GER20981011000104.01972
133Barton, R AlanENG20731=01½00½½4.02022
134Kluger, CarstenGER206000½½0½½114.01839
135Lenier, Jude AENG20300½011001½4.01893
136De Coverly, Roger DENG20270½1½010014.01939
137Cannon, Raymond CENG202401½½0½½104.01993
138Johansen, StianNOR201201½½010104.01976
139Doran, ChrisENG20110101100104.02048
140Lee, Kai Jie EdwardSIN2003½101100½04.02206
141Casaschi, PaoloITA199601½=½01=04.02039
142Hayward, AlanENG1984=0½100½=14.01842
143McKerracher, DouglasSCO1976011½000½14.02096
144Amato, GiampieroITA19730100½½½1½4.01840
145Hjort, HelgeDEN19690½10101½04.01826
146Phillips, Owen SENG1959010=0½½1½4.01927
147White, David JENG19580101½½1004.02006
148Sagues, VincentFRA195201½½=½0104.02053
149Plug, ArjanNED19451000==½½14.01969
150Tart, Peter KENG1944001½0101½4.01942
151Pleininger, RudolfSUI19390½11½01004.02111
152Bala kannamma.PIND192700101½½½½4.01948
153Faldon, David JENG1920 *00½½110½½4.01991
154Caorlin, MarcoSUI188400001½½114.01731
155Marchant, GeoffreyENG18800=0½1½½104.01955
156Cetens, EdwardCZE1708=1½000½1½4.01954
157Sigurdsson, Birkir KarlISL16491½0½00½1½4.01882
158Boy Lazoni, Victor HugoPER00100011014.01867
159Maduekwe, ChieduNGR218010100010½3.51988
160Willmoth, Robert FENG2169=½101½00-3.52061
161Guntram, KnechtAUT21230100100½13.51721
162Rogers, Tim LENG206100001011½3.51822
163Ruston, Mark RENG2061010+10=0-3.51906
164Wood, Peter RENG2027==001½½0½3.51819
165Svaralova, MonikaSVK2025½100100103.51912
166Andersen, Niels ErikDEN2018000½0½11½3.51672
167Obiamiwe, PaulNGR20010½½+010½-3.51867
168Vachtfeidl, PetrCZE1969½½=0½0½½½3.51878
169Johnsen, OysteinNOR1949001½001013.51845
170Vlcek, MarekCZE1935000111½003.51868
171Cohen, RonnieENG193000101001½3.51867
172Yekta, Alireza ShayestehIRI1929 *½½01=00103.51961
173Srija, SeshadriWFMIND19260110½10003.52038
174Torner Planell, JordiESP19170010½10103.51821
175Herda, Christoph, Dr.GER1908½½0010½013.51851
176Jakobsen, Alf GjoranNOR1861½½½½½½½003.52013
177Rutten, DavidNED1861100½==0½½3.51973
178Homolka, VincentENG1859=001½½½0½3.51919
179Wright, JonathanENG18460½½=001013.51922
180Veznik, MichaelCZE182100101½0103.51801
181Shah, Dipak KENG1816 *0010½11003.51891
182Chidi, Lovinia SylviaGER1815100==010½3.51881
183Bishop, Geoffrey LENG1791001011½003.51938
184Siddiqui, Nida MishrazPAK1791000100=113.51848
185Keuneke, HannoGER17820½0½01½103.51875
186York-Andersen, AnnaENG17550½½001½½½3.51950
187De Wild Propitus, MarkENG0=001010½½3.51859
188Jetzl, JoergAUT21961011-----3.02249
189Heaton, PaulENG2026010½½½½0-3.01834
190Lappas, KonstantinosGRE19920½1100½--3.01972
191Lozano, FrankPER1928 *001-101003.01922
192De Lagontrie, JeanFRA1912001010½0½3.01700
193McCarthy, DamianENG1882010½001½03.01925
194O'Molloy, EamonnIRL1842 *0½01½½0½03.01940
195Wigbout, RodENG18270½1001½003.01875
196Staneland, Peter EENG18120½0½101003.01832
197Parry. JacquesENG1808 *00½½=0½013.01809
198Burnham, Frank DENG17880100000113.01839
199Kouchak, JasonFRA1776000101½0½3.01661
200Turner, David JENG1775000101½½03.01889
201Opasiak, Dustin TennesseeGER1737000½10½103.01889
202Kalerwa, Edwin MENG172810=000½013.01826
203Rallabandi, Praveen KumarENG00½100½=½03.01811
204Romeril, AlanENG0 *0½0001½013.01770
205Bryant, JonENG2012010½1000-2.51667
206Kane, RobertENG18880=0½1000½2.51780
207Jones, Chris SENG18680½000½1½02.51743
208Gisbert Mir, AlejandroESP179300=½1½00-2.51868
209Balaji, EdayENG1776 *0001½½=002.51798
210Tortorella, GiancarloITA17661½000=½002.51713
211Sonnis, SteveENG1728 *=00½01=002.51671
212Haddock, PaulENG1695½000000112.51644
213Pattni, KishanENG16870½½½½000½2.51881
214Chilton, James IENG1668 *00½1010002.51762
215Melcon Diez, EnriqueESP163200000=11-2.51622
216Harari, ZakiENG218010½½0----2.01978
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218Clayton, TristanENG181200½01½0002.01716
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229Hobber, AndersNOR2193---------0.00
230Vakhidov, NodirUZB2139---------0.00
231Shrestha, Sujendra PrasadFMNEP2063---------0.00
231 players

Women's Invitational (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Women Games

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Women's Invitational London ENG Sat 3rd Dec 2011 - Mon 12th Dec 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Ciuksyte, DagneIMENG2327101½111117.52454
2Nakhbayeva, GuliskhanWIMKAZ222701½1111117.52465
3Daulyte, DeimanteWGMLTU223800½½111½15.52270
4Mirzoeva, ElmiraWGMRUS224401½1100104.52190
5Steil-Antoni, FionaWIMLUX2104½1½00011½4.52205
6Srebrnic, AnaWGMSLO2219½1½½101004.52193
7Lalic, Susan KIMENG2279½½½½010½½4.02143
8Vovk, OksanaWIMDEN22131½0½0½00½3.02068
9Grigoryan, MeriWFMENG202610½½0½0002.52048
10Lauterbach, IngridWIMENG2075½0½00000½1.51936
10 players

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